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Having problems with your Dell Studio 1737 Laptop ?

THE HEAT SENSOR TOUCH KEYS ON THE DELL 1735 LAPTOP DON'T WORK

\015 The keys r located at the top of the laptop above the keyboard and work by heat sensor touch. there is an eject, forward, back etc. keys, as well as volume control however the << (back) keys is contiuously illuminated and they don't respond. do u have any idea how to fix this problem? thanks\015

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The keys on the Hinge cover, have a cable that connects to the motherboard. Reseat the cable and see if any change, if none, then replace the hinge cover assembly.

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